Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa

This special issue on health financing in East and Sothern Africa comes at an opportune time. Economic growth in the region is contributing to a changing lifestyle and an increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes, which are costlier to treat. Coupled with the unfinished health...

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Main Authors:	Schneider, Pia, Yazbeck, Abdo S., Lindelow, Magnus
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2019
Subjects:	HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH SERVICES UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31152

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spelling	okr-10986-311522021-05-25T10:54:36Z Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa Schneider, Pia Yazbeck, Abdo S. Lindelow, Magnus HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH SERVICES UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM This special issue on health financing in East and Sothern Africa comes at an opportune time. Economic growth in the region is contributing to a changing lifestyle and an increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes, which are costlier to treat. Coupled with the unfinished health agenda of communicable diseases and maternal and child health, demand for health care is increasing rapidly and putting financial pressure on governments. A risky response in a resource-constrained setting is governments reallocating funds away from the poor to more expensive specialist and tertiary care. Another risky response relates to ways of raising additional revenues, especially in countries where health facilities already charge user fees in the absence of prepayment. Relatively poor patients who pay fees when seeking care may have to sell assets and incur debts, which may push them into poverty or deeper into poverty. Protecting households against falling into poverty and ensuring access to essential health services are thus top priorities for governments committed to universal health coverage (UHC) in the region. Achieving this objective requires solving several pertinent problems. 2019-01-11T21:08:44Z 2019-01-11T21:08:44Z 2018-09-24 Journal Article Health Systems & Reform 2328-8604 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31152 CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa East Africa Southern Africa
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description	This special issue on health financing in East and Sothern Africa comes at an opportune time. Economic growth in the region is contributing to a changing lifestyle and an increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes, which are costlier to treat. Coupled with the unfinished health agenda of communicable diseases and maternal and child health, demand for health care is increasing rapidly and putting financial pressure on governments. A risky response in a resource-constrained setting is governments reallocating funds away from the poor to more expensive specialist and tertiary care. Another risky response relates to ways of raising additional revenues, especially in countries where health facilities already charge user fees in the absence of prepayment. Relatively poor patients who pay fees when seeking care may have to sell assets and incur debts, which may push them into poverty or deeper into poverty. Protecting households against falling into poverty and ensuring access to essential health services are thus top priorities for governments committed to universal health coverage (UHC) in the region. Achieving this objective requires solving several pertinent problems.
format	Journal Article
author	Schneider, Pia Yazbeck, Abdo S. Lindelow, Magnus
author_facet	Schneider, Pia Yazbeck, Abdo S. Lindelow, Magnus
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title	Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa
title_short	Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa
title_full	Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa
title_fullStr	Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa
title_sort	introduction to special issue on health financing in east and southern africa
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Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa

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